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Vintage Rosewood bookcase with adjustable shelving
polished brass and glass
Cc 1930’s BENIN
Simple functional dressing mirror in teak
and a low sculptured seat of beautifully figured solid elm
Songye Kifwebe Mask Congo Vintage Vintage Rosewood bookcase with adjustableThe male Bwadi bwa kifebwe society of men among the Songye and neighboring Luba peoples helped leaders exercise political and economic power. It employed a dramatic mask called kifwebe whose linear patterns are said to allude to history, power, and other esoteric meanings. The incised and whitened striations on this aggressive male mask enhance its sculptural power. The mask was one of the most powerful instruments of the society and performed in
